Since the arrival of No Child Left Behind, schools and school districts all across America have been "under the gun" to tightly align instruction with assessment, in order to make certain students meet annual AYP goals and the respective school or school district stays out of "school improvement" for another year. Sadly, however, high stakes tests don't cover everything students should know and be able to do. In all the testing mania, things like art, music, and drama have slid to the "back burner" of instructional emphasis.
If these thoughts resonate with you, take a look at the following blog entry about "Things that AREN'T on the Bubble Tests": http://dangerouslyirrelevant.org/2011/11/things-that-arent-on-the-bubble-tests.html
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